# NTSB Accident IAD01FA066
> **Hughes 369A** · 2001-06-07 · Perry, WV, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD01FA066
- **Event ID:** 20010626X01256
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-06-07
- **Location:** Perry, WV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.490226, -80.953979
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369A
- **Registration:** N58963
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance.  A contributing factor was mountainous terrain.

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